1. Oliver Wilkes has played for the Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield Giants, Keighley Cougars, Leigh Centurions, Whitehaven, Wigan Warriors, Widnes Vikings, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Harlequins RL, Barrow Raiders and Workington Town.
15 Facts About Oliver Wilkes
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Oliver Wilkes then join the Keighley Cougars in the Northern Ford Premiership.
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Oliver Wilkes then spent time at Leigh Centurions, featuring for them in Super League in 2005.
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Oliver Wilkes briefly returned to Super League with Wigan Warriors in 2006.
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In 2022, Oliver Wilkes admitted that he had taken performance-enhancing drugs at his previous club, Whitehaven, prior to his to move to Wigan.
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Oliver Wilkes played for Widnes Vikings in the 2006 National League Grand Final.
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Oliver Wilkes returned to the Super League with Wakefield Trinity Wildcatsin 2007.
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Oliver Wilkes was a consistent feature within the 2009 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats squad, and they managed to secure a fifth-place finish within the Super League reaching the play-offs.
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Oliver Wilkes then moved to Harlequins RL, spending two years there before returning to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
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Oliver Wilkes left Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to rejoin Leigh in 2014, captained the side Leigh to the League Leaders' Shield, and the Championship Grand Final victory.
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Oliver Wilkes left the Barrow Raiders after spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons at the League 1 club.
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Oliver Wilkes was named club captain for the 2018 season, he played for town for 2 years making 43 appearances and scoring 18 tries, Wilkes announced his retirement in August 2019.
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Oliver Wilkes was named to the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and was named to the full Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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Oliver Wilkes scored the winning try over Fiji in Scotland's first ever World Cup win.
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Oliver Wilkes was recalled to the Scotland squad in 2018, at the age of 38, for the European championships.